Easy, chewy Easter cookies with mini eggs

It’s almost Easter, which means Easter treats like mini eggs are in the shops. Whoop! These delicious little chocolate eggs are tasty on their own but they’re also great included in recipes, like my Easter nest cupcakes.

Here’s a recipe for chewy, sweet cookies, studded with yummy mini eggs. This is one of my favourite seasonal recipes and it’s popular with friends and family too. Another great recipe to make with the kids, this method will give you 12 chunky cookies to enjoy and share.

Follow these simple steps to bake your own chewy mini egg cookies at home this Easter.

Ingredients

130 g (4.6 oz) butter softened

50 ml/60g (1.7 fl oz/2.1 oz) golden syrup

160 g (5.6 oz) caster sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 medium egg

235 g (8.3 oz) plain flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 bag of mini eggs

Instructions

In a large bowl, beat together the butter, golden syrup and sugar until fluffy

Beat in the egg and vanilla essence until well combined

Add the flour and the baking powder and mix well

Divide into 12 equal pieces of loose dough – I did this using an ice cream scoop, filling it level and then dropping each one straight onto a greaseproof lined baking sheet, at least 1.5 inches apart

Press slightly, just so you have a semi-sphere shape, then push 2-3 mini eggs into the top of each on – not all the way, just so they sit on top

Bake at 180C (160C fan, 350F) for 20 minutes until golden brown

Allow to cool slightly (they firm up a little) and then put on a wire rack to cool

Here are the instructions to make these mini egg cookies, so you can print and enjoy at home.

Easy, chewy Easter cookies with mini eggs (recipe)

Prep Time: 15minutes

Cook Time: 20minutes

Total Time: 35minutes

Servings: 12

Author: Emily Leary

Easter cookies in a flash, these chunky treats are made better with mini eggs.